RECOFTC has been building government and national capacity for community forestry in Viet Nam for the last 20 years. Working under an MoU with the Viet Nam Administration of Forestry of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, RECOFTC is analyzing the gaps in the national community forestry program and ways to address them. The Center also had an MoU with the Forest Sector Support Partnership, and is a core member of the Climate Change Working Group and an advisor to the Vietnamese Nongovernment Organizations and Climate Change network on REDD+ technical issues. RECOFTC is also a member of Viet Nam REDD Network and Technical Working Group. The Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam is the 7th founding member of RECOFTC and a signatory to the Charter of RECOFTC